WARSAW — Four local women are facing criminal charges after a drug bust at a Warsaw residence.

Sheri Alice Courson, 58, 1118 E. Clark St., Warsaw, is charged with dealing in methamphetamine, a level 2 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level 4 felony; maintaining a common nuisance, a level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

Lisa Ann Hoppus, 44, 1118 E. Clark St., Warsaw, is charged with dealing in methamphetamine, a level 2 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level 4 felony; neglect of a dependent, a level 5 felony; maintaining a common nuisance, a level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

Latisha Hernandez, 25, 1118 E. Clark St., Warsaw; also showing an address of 1202 Wooster Road Lot 9, Winona Lake, is charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 4 felony; neglect of a dependent, a level 5 felony; possession of a syringe, a level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

Brianne Lynn Fields, 21, 405 S. Graceland Ave., Claypool, is charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; visiting a common nuisance and possession of marijuana, both class B misdemeanors; possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor; and possession of methamphetamine enhancing circumstances, a level 5 felony.

On Feb. 26, an officer assigned to the NET43 Drug Task Force Unit responded to a 911 hang up call at 1118 E. Clark St., Warsaw. Two Warsaw officers knocked on the front door of the residence but nobody answered. The officer detected the smell of marijuana coming from the residence. Court documents state the officer heard people talking inside the residence and eventually, contact was able to be made with multiple people at the residence. Officers discovered at least one of the people leaving the residence through a rear window.

According to court documents, Courson, Hoppus, Hernandez, and Fields were at the residence along with three other adults and three children. Officers also saw two men leaving the residence as they arrived.

Courson and Hoppus told officers they lived at the residence but declined to give officers permission to search the residence after the officers smelled marijuana. Hernandez and Fields also did not consent to a search of the residence. At the time, Hernandez was holding a child. A search warrant was obtained and the residence was searched. Police found a plastic bag containing marijuana, a plastic cup containing 10.5 grams of methamphetamine, a digital scale with white residue, drug paraphernalia, a blue bag containing 0.3 grams of methamphetamine, and another bag of marijuana that weighed 7.1 grams.

In a front bedroom of the residence, police found a smoking device containing marijuana, several digital scales, a ledger, more meth and a bag containing 1.6 grams of heroin.

Courson admitted to officers that she smoked methamphetamine over the weekend but denied smoking any on Feb. 26. She told officers that she had lived in the residence since Christmas 2019 and during her time residing there, she has used methamphetamine approximately six times.

Hoppus admitted to smoking methamphetamine on Feb. 25 but gave conflicting time for the actual drug use. She also said she is the only one in the house who doesn’t get a cut of the narcotics and “must ask if anyone has anything in their pocket” if she wants to smoke. In a subsequent interview, Hoppus said her daughter, Hernandez, dropped a child off at the residence for Hoppus to take care of on Feb. 25. Hoppus said when she was still caring for the child, she smoked methamphetamine and laid down with the child to take a nap.

Hernandez admitted to dropping off her child at the house with her mother, Hoppus, who agreed to take care of her child. Hernandez also admitted to smoking methamphetamine three days prior to the incident. Child Protective Services placed Hernandez’s child into alternative care in response to this incident.

Hernandez and Fields were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Feb. 27, while Courson and Hoppus were booked in the KCJ on Feb. 26.